2 GRAFTON-MIDVIEW PUBLIC LIBRARY || JANUARY - APRIL 2024 || REGISTER ONLINE AT GMPLIBRARY.ORG FROM THE DIRECTOR ALWAYS Learning at the Library Tuesdays, 1/23, 1/30, 2/6, 2/20, 2/27, 3/5, 3/19, 3/26, 4/2, 4/23, 4/30, 10 AM Join the Library and Grafton's own Always Best Care Senior Services for a weekly educational program, fun games, and included FREE lunch. ECLIPSE & SCIENCE PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS Programs require registration unless otherwise noted. Call, click, or visit to register. When the Day Becomes the Night Monday, January 22, 6 PM Join Dave Lengyel from the Black River Astronomical Society for a discussion about the upcoming total solar eclipse. Observing the April Total Eclipse Monday, February 19, 6 PM Join Dan Walker from The Black River Astronomical Society for a solar eclipse discussion. Dan will also demonstrate a Coronado Personal Solar Telescope and a pair of Sunoculars. Exploring Our Solar System Tuesday, March 5, 6 PM Bill Reed, Planetarium Specialist, NASA Solar System Ambassador Program, will discuss our solar system, planets, moons, and eclipses! Don't Be Blinded by the Light Tuesday, March 19, 6 PM Ohio and several other states will experience a total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024. Learn about the dangers to your vision and how to protect your eyes from injury during the eclipse. Tai Chi Easy for Seniors with Coach Annamarie Tuesdays, 1/9, 2/13, 3/12, 4/16, 10 AM Explore the gentle art of Tai Chi. Learn mindful movements, breathing practices, self-applied massage, and meditation. Generously sponsored by ABC Grafton. Chair Yoga With Crescent Moon Yoga Saturdays, 1/13, 2/10, 3/2, 4/6, 1:30 PM Take part in a one-hour session of chair-supported yoga to take care of yourself physically and mentally. Hope & Healing With Hospice of the Western Reserve Thursdays, 1/18, 2/15, 3/21, 4/18, 10 AM Learn helpful techniques to deal with your grief and find comfort in a supportive group setting. Pre-qualifying questions are asked while registering. Chair Yoga with Karen Jaynes Mondays, 1/22, 2/26, 3/25, 4/22, 11 AM These one-hour sessions of chair-supported yoga will leave participants feeling present and relaxed with an increase in mobility. Tai Chi Easy With Coach Annamarie Saturdays, 1/27, 2/17, 3/16, 4/20, 1:30 PM Join coach Annamarie to explore the gentle art of Tai Chi through movement, breathing, self massage, and meditation. FOR MIND, BODY, AND SPIRIT Strong Libraries Build Strong Communities. I’ve supported public libraries since owning my first home. I am a lifelong library user and have always believed that a strong Library provides value to the community it serves. In the past twenty years, I’ve witnessed how public libraries make a difference every day, not through the lens of a homeowner but as an employee and administrator. I value my time in Grafton and enjoy leading a team of hard-working, service-oriented people. It’s just who we are and what we do. So many times, I hear a patron comment that Grafton-Midview Public Library is the best-kept secret in town. I thank them and ask that they pass this secret on. After all, strong libraries build strong communities, which shouldn’t be a secret! This New Year gives us a reason to celebrate our small but mighty Library as we enter its 80th year, first serving the Village of Grafton and then expanding to cover the Midview School District. We invite you to attend our celebratory event on January 20 as we reflect on our beginnings and plan for the future. We will introduce you to our new mobile cooking unit, the Charlie Cart. The cart is made available through a very generous donation. We plan to use this for culinary literacy classes with our children and adults. Attend one of our cooking demonstrations with Tami Mullins on January 20. While there, stop by the Doris Wildenheim Local History Room on the second floor to record your memories of the Library. It just might appear in our Postcards from Grafton podcast! Adele Infante Women of the Space Shuttle Traveling Exhibit All Throughout March
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